衡量一张新闻照片的好坏,一方面要看它的题材是不是积极的、革命的,是否符合革命实践和体现党在各个时期的方针政策,这是照片的灵魂;但是另一方面也要看它的形式是否能很好地为内容服务,是否能充分地,鲜明地揭示主题思想,是否能打动人、感染人。“题材很好,可惜没有拍好。”这是我们常常听到的一些读者或观众对某些照片的批评。的确,现在绝大多数的摄影工作者对照片的题材和内容比较注意,这是完全正确的,必须竖持。但有一些同志则不大注意或不大讲究表现手法和造型技巧,拍出来的照片往往是平平淡淡,感人不深,即上面所讲的“题材很好,可惜没有拍好”。这里,举两张照片为例。一张题为“里弄妇女大战钢铁”,另一张题为“家庭妇女炼铁”。这两张照 Measuring the quality of a news photo depends on whether its theme is positive or revolutionary, whether it meets the requirements of the revolutionary practice and reflects the party’s principles and policies at all times, and this is the soul of the photo. On the other hand, Whether its form can serve the content well, whether it can fully and clearly reveal the theme, whether it can impress and infect people. “The subject matter is very good, but did not shoot well.” This is some critics of some photos that we often hear from readers or audiences. Indeed, the overwhelming majority of photographers now pay more attention to the subject matter and content of their photos. This is entirely correct and must be upheld. However, some comrades paid little attention or did not pay much attention to expression techniques and modeling techniques. The pictures they took were often plain and not touching. That is to say, “the subject matter is very good but it is not good”. Here, take two photos as an example. One is entitled “Women in Steel Lane in Lille,” while the other is entitled “Ironmaking in Home Women.” These two photos